L.OL.00.11 Identify that living things have basic needs. S.IA.00.13 Communicate and present findings of observations. S.IA.00.14 Develop strategies for information gathering (ask an expert, use a book, make observations, conduct simple investigations, and watch a video)
METS-S/NETS-T
Content Standard 2: All students will use technologies to input, retrieve, organize, manipulate, evaluate, and communicate information. 1. Input and retrieve information from a technological system (including the practice of word processing skills)
Essential Questions:
Students will understand that living organisms need food, water, light and air in order to live.
Objectives:
Students will manipulate the intranet tools (websites) to answer questions for online activities. Students will demonstrate ability to: follow complex directions, copy and paste information and print out the activity.
This is a fun interactive tool to support students education in the subject area of life science. This activity will teach children how to follow complex directions, develop strategies for retrieving and sorting information.
Sequence of Activities:
Anticipatory Questions/Activity:
1) What is a life Cycle?
2) Do the stages of a butterfly relate to any other animal?
3) How does the life cycle begin and end in plants and animals?
Body of Lesson Plan: Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
Segment #2
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
Teacher, “Now that we have viewed the video clip, 1) Who remembers what butterflies eat? flowers, leaves, trees 2) How does the butterfly eat? teeth, mouth
3) What are some ways we could find this information out?
( internet, treasure hunt)
Teacher, “Your homework for this weekend is for you and an adult of your choice to go on a Treasure Haunt on a computer. If you do not have a computer you can use one at the library. I want you do 1) Go online to http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/huntbutterflje1.html. 2) Read questions 1-5 3) Copy and paste answer to question in the answer box by following the directions on the treasure haunt. 4) Print out and turn in on Monday.
Segment #4
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)
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S.IA.00.13 Communicate and present findings of observations. S.IA.00.14 Develop strategies for information gathering (ask an expert, use
a book, make observations, conduct simple investigations, and watch a video)
1. Input and retrieve information from a technological system (including the practice of word processing skills)
Printer.
2) Do the stages of a butterfly relate to any other animal?
3) How does the life cycle begin and end in plants and animals?
Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
1) Who remembers what butterflies eat? flowers, leaves, trees
2) How does the butterfly eat? teeth, mouth
3) What are some ways we could find this information out?
( internet, treasure hunt)
(Includes multiple intelligence strategy:
Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy)
2) Read questions 1-5
3) Copy and paste answer to question in the answer box by following the directions on the treasure haunt.
4) Print out and turn in on Monday.
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)
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